The remarks come amid the two countries’ worst diplomatic crisis in years, after the Japanese prime minister said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday that a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his country's sovereignty claims in a call with U.

That role also means a war over Taiwan could be "cataclysmic," the report warned, potentially "wiping out as much as 10 percent of global GDP"—an unprecedented economic hit in modern times. The authors said the ramifications of such a scenario could be "on par with the 2008 Global Financial Crisis."

The likeliest scenario for 2026 is not a full-fledged conflict, but an increase in China’s political, economic and military pressure against Taiwan

Taiwan is said to be preparing to unleash a unique military tactic to protect itself against the threat of a Chinese invasion. The Taiwanese "porcupine strategy" is carefully designed to warn off Xi Jinping's People's Liberation Army (PLA) from attempting ...

Ms. Kavanagh is director of military analysis at Defense Priorities, a think tank that advocates for a restrained U.S. defense policy. China and the United States are closer than they’ve ever been to a war over Taiwan. A dangerous feedback loop has set ...

The idea of a grand bargain with Beijing that trades Taiwan’s autonomy for “stability” is seductive. It promises to defuse the Indo-Pacific’s most volatile flash point before a crisis erupts. But it’s a dangerous illusion. In her Sept. 15 New ...